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INCOLN G'JARD OF HONOR, 



FIRST MEMORIAL SERVICE, 



HELD ON THE 



FIFTEENTH ANNIVERSARY 



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SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, 



April 15th, 1880. 






Organization. 



^N the Twelfth day of Fehruary, 1880, the seventy-first 
anniversary of the l)irtli of Ahraham Lincoln, at a 
meeting hehl in Memorial Hall of the National Lincoln Monu- 
ment, the Lincoln (tUard of Honor was organized, and a 
certificate of incorporation issued, as follows: 

State of Illinois, Department of State, i 
George H. Harlow, Sec'y of State, f 

To all to whom these Presents shall cwwiie— Greeting: 

Whereas, a Certificate, duly signed and acknowledged, having been 
filed in the office of the Secretary of Slate, ou the Thirteenth day of Feb- 
ruary, A. D., 1880, for the organization of the Lincoln Guard of Honor, 
under and in accordance with the provisions of "An Act concerning Cor- 
porations," approved April 18, 1872, and in force July 1, 1872, a copy of 
which certificate is hereto attached; 

Now, Therefore, I, George H. Harlow, Secretary of State, of the 
State of Illinois, by virtue of the powers and duties vested in me by law, 
do hereby certify that the said, the Lincoln Guard of Honor, is a legal- 
ly organized corporation under the laws of this State. 

Jn Testimony Whereof, I hereto set my hand, and cause to be affixed 
the great seal of State. Done at the City of Springfield, this thirteenth 
day of February, in the year of our Lord, one thousand, eight hundred 
and eighty, and of the Independence of the United States, the One Hun- 
dred and Fourth. 

George H. Harlow, 
[seal. ] Secretary of State. 

The original incorporators are J. C. Power, J. N. Reece, G. 
S. Dana, Jas. F. McNeill, J. P, Lindley, Edward S. Johnson, 
Horace Chapin, N. B. Wiggins and Clinton L. Conkling, of whom 
G. S. Dana is President; J. N. Reece, Vice President; J. F. Mc- 
Neill, Treasurer, and J. C. Power, Secretary. 



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Objects. 

pr^IIK Association has for its objects the raising of a fund with 
(^f which to purchase and keep in repair the former home of 
President JjIncoln; to open the house, under proper regulations, 
to visitors, and to hold the premises in trust for the public. It also 
proposes to hold memorial services upon suitable anniversary oc- 
casions, and to collect and preserve mementoes of his life and 
death. 

At an adjourned meeting held at the Leland Hotel on March 
0, 1880, it was resolved to observe the fifteenth anniversary 
of the death of Abraham Lincoln by appropriate services, to be 
lu'ld at the National Lincoln Monument, on the morning of 
April the 15th, 1880, commencing at twenty-two minutes past 
seven o'clock. 

At a subsequent meeting the Committee appointed for the 
pur})Ose, submitted an order of exercises, which was approved. 

First Memorial Service. 

#N Thursday, April 15th, the memorial services were held, 
under direction of the Lincoln Guard of Honor. 

^lajor (t. S. Dana, President, commenced the exercises, at 
twenty-two minutes past seven o'clock, corresponding with the 
time of President Lincoln's death, by introducing Rev. James 
A. Reed, D. D., Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, who 
oifcred prayer, as follows : 

Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling (ilace in all generations. Before the 
iiudintains were brought forth or ever Thou hadst formed the world, even 
from everlasting, Thou art God. Thou art the hope and refuge of all 
wiio jiut tlieir trust under the shadow of Thy wing. We now invoke Thy 
presence and blessing as we here assemble to commence these solemn 
services this morning; and we feel, as we gather around this tomb, that w£ 
gatlier about the resting place of a great man — a man made sacred by 
memory — Ww remains of one dear to us, and whose name has been 
idi'Miilicd with the dearest interests of oin- country. We have approached 



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llic time tliat recalls the hour of our National affliction— the hour wlicn 
the spirit of Aukaiiam Lincoi-n, "With malice toward none, with charity 
for all," returned to God who gave it. And while this liour recalls sad 
and i)ainful memories, yet, O God, we desire to cherisli and jierpetuate to 
latest generations the virtues and the memory of him who lies here 
entombed. And we pray, gracious God, that Thou wouldst be with us 
and bless us this day. We thank Thee that, in thehour of our peril. Thou 
didst raise up for our country such a leader as Abraham Lincoln. We 
thank Thee for all that was generous, truthful and noble in his character. 
We thank Thee for all that was manly and elevated and decisive in his 
patriotism. We thank Thee for all that was wise and judicious in his 
statesmanship. We thank Thee for the great deliverance which he was 
the means of bringing to our land. We thank Thee for all the liberty and 
happiness we enjo_y, and for all the grand and blessed issues that have 
come to us from the instrumentality of this man. And we pray that we 
may be enabled to cherish his memory, to imitate his virtues and preserve 
the blessings of liberty and peace that have come to us. Let Thy pres- 
ence and blessing rest upon this day, and as the recollection of the hour 
re(;urs when he was taken away from us, may the appreciation of his life 
and character go forward with us in the noble pursuit of life, liberty and 
happiness. Be with us, we pray Thee, and with the Nation in all our 
future history ; sanctify us as a Nation to Thyself and to Thy service, 
and finally accept of us graciously, in Our Redeemer. Amen. 

The Y. M. C. A. Quintette Club— Messrs. S. T. Church, Ed- 
ward A. Wills, Frank M. Wills, Frank L. Fuller and R. F. Ruth, 
Jr. — sang "The Sleep of the Brave." 

How sleep the brave that sink to rest 
By all their country's wishes blest; 
When spring, with dewy tingers cold, 
Returns to deck their hallowed mold. 

She, then, shall dress a sweeter sod 
Than fancy's feet have ever trod. 
By fairy hands their knell is rung. 
By forms unseen their dirge i^ sung. 

Then honor comes, a pilgrim gray. 
To bless the turf that wraps their clay, 
And freedom shall awhile repair 
To dwell a weeping hermit there. 



Rest in peace! 
Sleep on! 



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The Kev. Albert Hale read the notable farewell address of Mr. 
Lincoln, delivered Feb. 11, 1861, to his Springfield neighbors 
and friends previous to starting for Washington. 

My Friends:— No one not in my position can appreciate tlie sadness I 
feel at this parting. To this people I owe all I am. Here I have lived for 
more than a quarter of a century; here my children were born, and here one 
of them lies buried. I linow not how soon I shall see you again. A duty 
devolves upon me which is, perhaps, greater than that which has devolved 
upon any other man since the days of Washington. He never would 
have silcceeded except for the aid of Divine Providence, upon whom he 
at all times relied. I feel that I cannot succeed without the same Divine 
aid which sustained him, and on the same Almighty Being I place my 
reliance and support; and I hope you, my friends, will all pray that I may 
receive that Divine assistance, without which I cannot succeed, but with 
which success is certain. Again, I bid you an aflfectiouate farewell. 

President Lincoln's letter to Eliza P. Gurney was read by 
Mr. J. C. Power, who, by way of prelude, said: 

We all know that, during the w^ar to suppress the rebellion, President 
Lincoln was frequently waited upon by delegations from religious bodies. 
Among others, a large number of women belonging to the Society of 
Friends, gave him a call. One of their number, the widow of Joseph 
John Gurney, a distinguished Quaker preacher of England, though herself 
an American, afterwards wrote him a letter. His reply will ever be high- 
ly prized, because it contains such emphatic and unequivocal expressions 
of his belief in the overruling providence of God. 



LETTER TO MRS. GURNEY. 



Executive Mansion, 
Washington, Sept. 4, 1864. 



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Eliza P. Gurney: My Esteemed Friend — I have not forgotten — prob- 
ably never shall forget — the very impressive occasion when yourself and 
friends visited me, on a Sabbath forenoon, two years ago; nor has your 
kind letter, written nearly a year later, ever been forgotten. In all, it 
has been your purpose to strengthen my reliance on God. I am much in- 
debted to the good Christian people of this country, for their constant 
prayers and consolations; and to no one of them, more than to yourself. 
The i)uri)oses of the Almighty are perfect, and must prevail; though we 
erring mortals may fail to accurately perceive them in advance. We 
hojjcd for a happy termination of this terrible war long before this; but 
God knows best, and has ruled otherwise. We shall yet acknowledge His 
wisdom and our own error therein. Meanwhile, we must work earnestly 



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in the best light lie gives us, trusting tliat so working still conduees to 
the great ends He ordains. Surely, He intends some great good to follow 
this mighty convulsion, which no mortal could make, and no mortal 
could stay. 

Your i>eople, the Friends, have had, and are having, a very great trial. 
On principle and faith, ojjposed to both war and oppression, thej' can 
only practically oppose oppression by war. In this hard dilemma, some 
have chosen one horn and some the other. For those appealing to me on 
conscientious grounds, I have done, and shall do, the best I could and 
can, in my own conscience, under my oath to the law. That you beliex c 
this I doubt not; and believing it, I shall still receive, for our country ami 
myself, your earnest i)rayers to our Father in Heaven. 

Your sincere friend, 

A. LINCOLN. 

"The Battle Hymn of the Republic," by Mrs. Dr. G. 8. 
Howe, was sung by the Quintette CUub. 

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord ; 
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored ; 
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword ; 
His truth is marching on. 

Chohus — Glory! Glory Hallelujah! 

Glory! Glory! Glory Hallelujah! 
Glory! Glory Hallelujah! 

His truth is marching on. 

I have seen Him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps. 
They have buildcd Him an altar in the evening dews and damps; 
I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps; 
His day is marching on. 
Chohus — 

I have read a tiery gospel writ in burnished rows of steel; 
"As ye deal with my contemners, so with you my grace shall deal;" 
Let the Hero born of woman crush the serpent with His heel, 
Since God is marching on. 
Chorus — 

He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat; 
He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment seat; 
Oh! be swift, my soul, to answer Him, be jubilant my feet! 
Our God is marching on. 
Chorus — 



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lu the bc'iiuty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea, 
With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me; 
As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free, 
While God is marching on. 
Chorus — 

After which Mr. Clinton L. Conkling read the Second In- 
augural Address of President Lincoln. 

Fellow Countrymen — At this second appearing to take the oath of 
the Presidential office, there is less occasion for an extended address than 
there was at the first. Then a statement somewhat in detail of a course 
to be pursued seemed very fitting and proper. Now, at the expiration of 
four years, during which public declarations have been constantly called 
forth on every point and phase of the great contest which still absorbs the 
attention and engrosses the energies of the Nation, little that is new 
could be presented. 

The progress of our arms — upon which all else chiefly depends — is as 
well known to the public as to myself; and it is, I trust, reasonably satis- 
factory and encouraging to all. With high hope for the future, no pre- 
diction in regard to it is ventured. 

On the occasion corresponding to this four years ago, all thoughts were 
anxiously directed to an impending civil war. All dreaded it; all sought 
to avoid it. While the inaugural address was being delivered from this 
place, devoted altogether to saving the Union without war, insurgent 
agents were in the city seeking to destroy it without war — seeking to dis- 
solve the Union and divide the effects by negotiation. 

Both parties deprecated war; but one of them would make war rather 
than let the Nation survive, and the other would accept war rather than 
let it perish, and the war came. 

One-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed 
generally over the Union, but localized in the Southern part of it. These 
slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this 
interest was, somehow, the cause of the war. To strengthen, perpetuate 
and extend this interest was the object for which the insurgents would 
rend the Union even by war, while the government claimed no right to 
do more than to restrict the territorial enlargement of it. 

Neither party expected for the war the magnitude or the duration which 
it has already attained. Neither anticipated that the cause of the conflict 
might cease, with or even before the conflict itself should cease. Each 
looked for an easier triumph and a result less fimdamental and astounding. 

Both read the same Bible and pray to the same God, and each invokes 
His aid against the other. It may seem strange that any men should dare 
to ask a just God's assistance in wringing their bread from the sweat of 
other men's faces; but let us judge not, that we be not judged. The 



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prayers of both could not be answered. That of neither has been 
answered fuUy. The Almighty has His own purposes. Woe unto the 
world because of offences, for it must needs be that oflences come ; but 
woe to that man by whom the offence cometh. If we shall suppose that 
American slavery is one of these oflences — which, in the providence of God, 
must needs come, but which, having continued through His ai)pointcd time, 
He now wills to remove, and that he gives to both North and South this 
terrible war as the woe due to those by whom the oflence came — shall we 
discern therein any departure from those Divine attributes which the 
believers in a living God always ascribe to Him? Fondly do we hope, 
fervently do we pray, that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass 
away. Yet, if God wills that it continue until all the wealth piled by the 
bondman's two hundred and fifty years of unrequitted toil shall be sunk, 
and until every drop of blood drawn with the lash shall be paid with an- 
other drawn by the sword, as was said three thousand years ago, so still 
it must be said, the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous 
altogether. 

With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the 
right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work 
we are in, to bind up the Nation's wound, to care for him who shall have 
borne the battle, and for his widow and orphans; to do all which may 
achieve and cheri.sh a just and a lasting peace among ourselves and with all 
nations. 

Rev. W. B. Affleck, of York, England, then spoke as fol- 
lows: 



The sorrow and sympathy of the Guards of Honor, citizens, admiring 
friends and of the many strangers whose cheeks are also moistened with 
tears, who are assembled here on this momentously solemn occasion, lead 
me to repeat an ancient though appropriate question — " Is there no balm 
in Gilead, is there no physician there? Why then is the hurt of my 
people not healed?" 

Why, aye, why? Because no such wound as we are gathered here to 
commemorate was ever before inflicted, and no hurt was ever before so 
universally felt. In Abraham Lincoln's deatli humanity lost a loyal and 
beneficent representative, the oppressed colored race its champion, eman- 
cipator and this great Nation its political and patriotic savior. He had 
love too ardent, sympathies too deep, a soul too large, a heart too tender 
and a mission too catholic and comprehensive for any other country but 
this limitless and liberty-loving 

"Laud of the free 
And home of the brave." 



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His sireat achievementa inspired hope in the poorest of the poor. His 
honesty pla(;ed merchandise and law on a higher pUme. His becoming 
and uniform humanity gave worthy example to the rich and the great. 
His willing and industrious hand gave a dignity to honest toil. His 
graceful carriage and kindly demeanor under highest honors gave a lesson 
to all rulers, and his noble life, crowned with a martyr's death, gave 
testimony to a witnessing world that it is greater and diviner to die in a 
good cause than to live to see a Nation's liberties sacrificed. For 

"Whether on the scaffold high, 
Or in the battle's van; 
The Attest place for man to. die 
Is, when he dies for fellow man." 

In this country's future the pure life and patriotic though tragic death 
of "LiNCOiiN the Good," will inspire a spirit of Christian chivalry in tens 
of thousands of America's stalwart sons and will give them a certainty 
that 

"Freedom's battles once begun, 
Bequeathed from bleeding sire to son 
Though baffled oft are always won." 

Guards op Honor : — May God bless you for organizing to guard the 
fair fame and the good name of honest Abraham Lincoln. Yours is a 
sacred trust. This is a fine monument. Its sparkling granite making it 
imperishable but fitly symbolizes the enduring loyalty of our own Lincoln 
to truth, goodness and God. 

In England we teach our children to love its Cromwell. In Scotland 
they teach their children to love its William Wallace. In Ireland they 
teach their children to love its Daniel O'Connel. In Switzerland they 
teach their children to love its Wiukelried. In Italy they teach their 
children to love its Garibaldi. In America, humanity's refuge and free- 
dom's hope and home, teach, oh teach your children to love, ever love, 
its Washington the Securer and Lincoln the Conservator of a Nation 
united, prosperous and free. 

"Then heart to heart 

And hand to hand 

Bound together let us stand; 

Storms are gathering 
O'er the land, 
Many friends are gone. 

Still we never are alone. 

Still the battle must be won. 

Still we bravely march right on- 
Right on — Right on!" 



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Governor Cullom, being present, was called on and spoke as 
follows: 

Ladies and Gentlemen — I uui very much gr.itilied that the President 
of the Association made the remark that he did, that I was unexpectedly 
present, because you might sujjpose that I had an address for the occa- 
sion. I have not, and did not expect to say one word when I came upon 
the ground a few minutes ago, and I would decline to do so now 
were it not for the fact that I feel it is the duty of every person to give 
countenance and encouragement to the movement that has been made by 
our friends here, in perfecting the organization of what is called "The 
Lincoln Guard of Honor," It is what ought to be done. I have always 
believed, my friends, that as we receded in time from the period in which 
Mr. Lincoln lived, we would come to more and more appreciate his life 
and liis service to the country. And this movement convinces me more 
than ever that such is going to be the fact. 

As the Nation moves forward in civilization and political development, 
its people will more and more appreciate the life of Abraham Lincoln. I 
was thinking, as Mr. Conkling read that inaugural address, of the grand- 
eur of the sentiment contained in it; "With malice toward none, with 
charity for all." I forget the exact words of the balance of that sentence; 
but think, my friends, of such words uttered by a man who had been 
struggling with all the energy and power that belonged to a great man at 
the head of a nation. I say, think of such words in the midst of such a 
struggle, saying to the people; "With malice toward none, with charity 
for all, let us go forward in our work, as God gives us to see the right." 

And so with that sort of a heart, with that sort of a soul, with that sort 
of a manhood, he led the Nation through the trials through which it had 
to pass and saved it from overthrow by rebellion, and freed the people of 
this land, who, during the existence of the Nation, had been clogged in 
the manacles of slavery. I say, in that spirit this Nation was saved, and 
as it was saved he was stricken down who uttered those words to us, to 
you, to your children and to the generations which are to come after us, 
"With charity for all, with malice toward none." 

I tell you, my friends, you may read the Scriptures over and over, but 
you W'ill find no sentiment that is purer, no sentiment that is nobler, no 
sentiment that is grander, within the lids of any book which you may 
open upon any occasion. 

r would not say another word, but that I see here a number of ladies 
especially, who are strangers in our city, and who, perhaps, are not as 
well acquainted with the personal life of Mr. Lincoln as some of us here 
at his home. It was my fortune to know Mr. Lincoln from the time I was as 
old as any of the smaller cnildren here in this audience. I knew him from 
the time I was a little boy, and his whole life, whether private or public. 



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is just what you sec it iu his iniiugural address, in these letteis that you 
have read, and iu all his great public utterances that are familiar to al- 
most any one who reads at all. He was a man worthy of imitation in the 
family and in all circles and ramifications in society; he was a quiet man, 
he was a modest man, he was a just man, and he was everything so far as 
a man could be, apparently, to make him a fit man to take care of the in- 
terests of a great nation and set an example before a free people worthy 
to follow. I believe it is said in early history that mothers used to point 
to Alexander and say to their children, be like him, and as was well said 
by our distinguished friend here, Mr. Affleck, awhile ago, referring to 
Washington and Lincoln, the mothers of America can, with just pride, 
say to their children, be like Washington and Lincoln. 

Lincoln's favorite poem, "O Why Should the Spirit of 
Mortal Be Proud?" written in Ills by Alexander Knox, of 
Edinburg, ScotLand, was read by Mr.s. Edward S. Johnson: 

Oh! why should the spirit of mortal be proud? — 
Like a swft-fieeing meteor, a fast-flying cloud, 
A flash of the lightning, a break of the wave, 
He passeth from life to his rest in the grave. 

The leaves of the oak and the willow shall fade, 
Be scattered around and together be laid; 
And the young and the old, and the low and the high. 
Shall moulder to dust and together shall lie. 

The infant, a mother attended and loved: 
The mother, that infant's affection who proved; 
The husband, that mother and infant who blest, — 
Each, all, are away to their dwellings of rest. 

The maid on whose cheek, on whose brow, in whose eye. 
Shone beauty and pleasure — her triumphs are by. 
And the memory of those who loved her and praised, 
Are alike from the minds of the living erased. 

The hand of the king, that the .sceptre hath borne, 
The brow of the priest, that the mitre hath worn, 
The eye of the sage and the heart of the brave, 
Are hidden and lost in the depths of the grave. 

The peasant, whose lot was to sow and to reap. 
The herdsman, who climbed with his goats up the steep. 
The beggar who wandered in search of his bread, 
ILiyc faded away like the grass that we tread. 



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The siiint,, wlio enjoyed the cumnuinion of Jieuven, 
The sinner, who dared to remain unforgivcn, 
The wi.se and tlie foolish, the guilty and just, 
Have (luietly minified their bones in the dust. 

So the multitude goes— like the {lower or the weed, 
That withers away to let others succeed; 
So the multitude comes — even those we behold, 
To repeat every tale that has often been told; 

For we are the same our fathers have been; 
We see the same sights our fathers have seen; 
We drink the same stream, we view the same sun, 
And run the same course our fathers have run. 

The thoughts we are thinking, our fathers would think; 
From the death wc are shrinking, our fathers would shrink; 
To the life we are clinging, they also would cling- 
But it speeds from us all, like a bird on the wing. 

They loved — but the story we cannot unfold: 
They scorned— but the heart of the haughty is cold; 
They grieved — but no wail from their slumber will come; 
They joyed— but the tongue of their gladness is dumb. 

They died — ay, they died — we things that are now, 

That walk on the turf that lies over their brow, 

And make in their dwellings a transient abode, 

Meet the things that they met on their pilgrimage road. 

Yea! hope and despondency, pleasure and pain, 
Are mingled together in sunshine and rain; 
And the smile and the tear, the song and the dirge, 
Still follow each other, like surge upon surge. 

'Tis the wink of an eye — 'tis the draught of a breath, 
From the blossom of health to the paleness of death; 
From the gilded saloon to the bier and the shroud: — 
Oh! why should the spirit of mortal be proud? 

The song, "Let the President Sleep," by James M. Stew- 
art, was then sung. 

Let the President sleep; all his duty is done. 
He has lived for our glory, the triumph is won. 
At the close of the fight, like a warrior brave, 
He retires from the field to the rest of the grave. 



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Hush the roll of the drum; hush the cannon's loud roar; 
He will guide us to peace through the battle no more. 
But now freedom shall dawn from the place of his rest, 
Where the star has gone down in the beautiful West. 

Tread lightly, breathe softly, and gratefully bring, 
To the sod that enfolds him the first flow'r of Spring. 
They will tenderly treasure the tears that we weep, 
O'er the grave of our chief. Let the President sleep. 

Let the President sleep! tears will hallow the ground, 
Where w'e raise o'er his ashes the sheltering mound; 
And his spirit will sometimes return from above, 
There to mingle with others in ineffable love. 

Peace to thee, noble dead; thou hast battled the right. 
And hast won high reward from the Father of Light. 
Peace to thee martyr hero, and sweet be thy rest, 
When the sunlight fades out in the beautiful West. 

The ceremonies were concluded by Rev. J. H. Noble, of the 
First M. E. Church, who pronounced the benediction as follows: 

May the blessing of God^the God of Nations — who giveth peace as man 
doth not give; the blessing of the God of our fathers; the God of Wash- 
ington and Lincoln, be upon us, upon our country, upon our whole coun- 
try, preserving us from internal strife — and lifting us to purity of Na- 
tional life, so we may continue a free and good people, now and forever, 
for Christ's sake. Amen. 

A number of letters of regret from prominent persons invited 
to attend the services were received. The following extract 
from the letter of Lt.-Gov. Andrew Shuman will be of interest: 

It is well and proper that the citizens of Mr. Lincoln's own home city, 
near which his remains lie entombed, should set an example to the rest of 
the country by commemorating the anniversaries of the terril)le tragedy 
by which he was taken oflF. Whatever can be said or done by his surviv- 
ing countrymen to keep his memory fresh and to recall to mind and con- 
temjilation his patriotic devotion and his wise words, will be a service to 
the country he loved and the Union he saved. May his name and his ser- 
vices live forever in all good hearts and minds. 



NOTE. 

It is desired that all the reports of memorial services, wherever held, 
shall be sent to the Secretary of the Lincoln Giakd of Honou, for pre- 
servation in tlie archives, and the favor will be reciprocated. 



RELICS AND PUBLICATIONS. 

The Lincoln Guard of Honor will gladly take care of any relics en- 
trusted to them. Publishers of any book, pamphlet or paper on Abraham 
Lincoln will confer a favor on the public by sending a copy of each such 
publication either to G. S. Dana, President, or J. C. Power, Secretary, 
Springfield, Illinois. 




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